US 12,250,544 B2
Techniques for identifying aerial vehicles in mobile networks
Stefano Faccin, San Ysidro, CA (US); Anand Palanigounder, San Diego, CA (US); and Soo Bum Lee, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/141,051.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,784, filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0206492 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/069 (2021.01) [H04L 63/0823 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for registering an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a mobile network, comprising:
transmitting, by the UAV, a request to register with the mobile network, wherein the request includes at least a hardware identifier of the UAV, wherein the hardware identifier of the UAV enables identification of an unmanned aircraft system service supplier (USS) associated with the UAV, wherein the hardware identifier of the UAV is signed based on a hardware UAV certificate issued by a manufacturer of the UAV;
receiving, from a component of the mobile network, a response to the request, wherein the response includes a unique UAV identifier, a UAV certificate, and a network certificate generated by at least one of the component of the mobile network or the USS based on the hardware identifier of the UAV; and
verifying the response based on the network certificate.